บท 53: Hisei's Challenge

Er… I don't know how this happened but Hisei had requested a duel with me for some reason.

"A duel? Why?" I asked.

She poked her fingers together, "I… I think Mistress Aster already knows… But my family is not a normal one…"

"A family of assassins, am I right?"

"Ye… Yes… I was sold because of a failed mission and my family needed to pay back the client money that we did not have… Thus they decided the youngest child… Me… Should be sold to cover the losses…"

I tilted my head at her, already kind of guessing where this was going, "And for you to serve someone else is actually unacceptable?"

She nodded, "I… I was planning to kill you when Mistress Linette releases me to pass over the ownership to you and then to make my escape. But… I… I know I'm not strong enough to even hurt Mistress Aster…"

"So you wish to duel me and perish with honour instead of being forced into my service?"

"I… I… Yes."